diff --git a/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wc-gateway-paypal.php b/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wc-gateway-paypal.php
index bc698e09347..c7716490483 100644
--- a/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wc-gateway-paypal.php
+++ b/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wc-gateway-paypal.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class WC_Gateway_Paypal extends WC_Payment_Gateway {
 		$this->testurl              = 'https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr';
 		$this->method_title         = __( 'PayPal', 'woocommerce' );
 		$this->method_description   = __( 'PayPal standard works by sending the user to PayPal to enter their payment information.', 'woocommerce' );
-		$this->view_transaction_url = 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_view-a-trans&id=%s';
 		$this->notify_url           = WC()->api_request_url( 'WC_Gateway_Paypal' );
 		$this->supports 			= array(
 			'products',
@@ -1034,4 +1033,25 @@ class WC_Gateway_Paypal extends WC_Payment_Gateway {
 
 		return $state;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the transaction URL.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $transaction_id
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function get_transaction_url( $transaction_id ) {
+		$return_url = '';
+
+		if ( empty( $transaction_id ) ) {
+			if ( 'yes' == $this->testmode ) {
+				$return_url = 'https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_view-a-trans&id=%s';
+			} else {
+				$return_url = 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_view-a-trans&id=%s';
+			}
+		}
+
+		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_get_transaction_url', $return_url, $transaction_id, $this );
+	}
 }